Statizoid

Laos vs Lesotho: Arable land

Laos
0.1597 hectares per person
in 2023
Lesotho
0.1543 hectares per person
in 2023
Laos rank
78th
Lesotho rank
79th

Arable land over time

  • Laos
  • Lesotho
0.10.20.30.40.5196119922023

How they compare

Laos currently reports 0.1597 hectares per person against 0.1543 hectares per person in Lesotho, a difference of 0.0053 hectares per person.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Lesotho ahead.

Globally, Laos ranks 78th and Lesotho ranks 79th of 206 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Arable land (hectares per person)
Unit
hectares per person
Source
FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
253 places, 14,649 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Arable land (hectares per person) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.